“He has a mythic reputation as a reclusive mountain-dwelling hermit, a monk of materials, with standards so exacting that few clients have the patience, or deep enough pockets, to indulge his uncompromising approach. … So how did the myth of the mountain man come to be?”
Tag: 02.05.13
Russian Court Rules Painting A Fake, Experts Protest)
“The judge decided against the painting, but his decision wasn’t greeted with universal approval among art historians and other experts on Russian art. A number of them believe the work is genuine, and they ask whether the courtroom is the best place to decide whether an artwork is authentic or not.”
Pompeii Restorers Arrested For Corruption
“They are also accused of breaking the terms of the state of emergency by overspending on various restoration projects and agreeing to non-essential work on the site, which draws some 2.5 million tourists each year.”
Washington’s National Portrait Gallery Gets A New Director
Kim Sajet, “who was born in Nigeria, raised in Australia and is a citizen of the Netherlands, will be responsible for a staff of 65, an annual budget of about $9 million, and 21,000 objects that include Gilbert Stuart’s famous unfinished portrait of George Washington, photographs of Abraham Lincoln and videos of more recent presidents.”
Can We Just Get Over The Idea Of “High” Art? (Bring On The Entertainment)
“High art as an idea has gone through several definitions in the centuries of writings on aesthetics, but the most current usage refers to art that is the most autonomous (individual, thought-provoking). It still heavily depends on the idea of a genius author.”
New Trend In TV-Watching: “Hate”-Watching
“If 75 percent of television is crap and 25 percent is great, these days that 25 percent includes more shows than ever before.”
Chicago Lyric Opera Super Burned During Dress Rehearsal
“A day after he was burned while playing a fire-breathing stilt walker at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, actor Wesley Daniel was doing well and sending out photos of himself at the hospital, according to friends and relatives.”
The Stabilization Of Sergei Polunin
One year ago, when he walked out on Britain’s Royal Ballet, the company that trained him, Sergei Polunin was a mess: late-night drinking, morning crying jags, his sensational dancing ability beginning to slip. Now, living in Moscow with a company to call home and a near-ideal mentor, he seems to be back on the road to greatness.
Want To Be An Artist – It’s Always Been About Perseverance
“Being a writer in the 17th or 18th century was pretty much the same as being a writer in the 20th or 21st century. It’s an occupation that they knew then doesn’t make a lot of money, and their parents knew that, and said, ‘What’s your backup plan?'”
Pirate Download Sites – Hugely Profitable With The Help Of Big Corporations
“Of course, these days, with the help of established ad networks such as Doubleclick and Adsense, pirate sites are not only displaying ads for gambling and dating companies, but also ads for multinationals, including McDonald’s, Hyatt Hotels, Netflix and Ticketmaster. So how do these companies feel about their ad dollars going to site owners who oppress music and film creators?”